Shoe press



P. J. ELKES SHOE PRESS Dec. 29, 1953 Filed NOV. 16, 1951 O m E v "1 ii IIIIIBIIIIIIIII INVENTOR PETER J. ELKES ATTORAEY Patented Dec. 29 1953 Nrrao v s rare s PATENT A o l v 663,885

SHOE PRESS? Peter .LElkes, High Point, NI); Application N oveinber 16, 1951,; Serial: No.-;256;79'8

-' The present invention relates to' a: shoe repair- .mans press and moreparticularly 1302a press for joining a half sole to the shank orgashoebeing repaired.

In the conventional method of*halfsoling of shoes it is customary to separate the worn forward sole portion of the shoe sole from the shoe upper as far back as the shank of the shoe sole and then to cut the sole across the shoe at the junction of the forward worn portion of the sole with the shank. The out edge of th shank is then bevelled or featheredand the half-sole is then affixed to the shank .by the use of nails. By

thus joining the half-sole to the shank, the row of nail heads which are visible when the sole of the shoe is visible produces visible evidence of the repair.

The primary object of this invention i to facilitate the production of an invisible junction between a half-sole'and a shoe so asto give no visible indication of the repair.

Another object of the present invention is to clamp a half-sole which has been cemented to a repaired shoe and to retain the parts in clamped position for a period of time sufiicient for the r.

cement to set and harden without interfering with the repairing of other shoes-in the same manner. w

A still further object of the present invention is the provision of means for locking the rotors and releasing it. I

The above and other objects may be attained by employing this invention which embodies among its features an anvil upon: which is supported a shoe from which a worn portion of the about peripherally spaced horizontal axes from radial positions between the rotor and the clamp plates to other positions which will facilitate the mounting of shoes on the anvils.

In the drawing- Figure 1 is a front view of a shoe repairmans piece embodying the features of this invention.

Figure 2 is a side view of the piece illustrated in Figure 1, certain portions being broken away to illustrate certain details of construction bridge pieces .manner to the ends of the guidefbars .120 remote provided with spaced parallel upwardly extendi-ng arms 1 2 which are provided adjacent their upper ends withqaligning openings for the reception of a transversely .extending ax-le shaft M which lies alon'ga horizontalaxis:

Mounted forrrotation on the-axle sham-1 .4: between the arm- :I Zis aneelongated rotor zttzwhioh is preferably square in cross sectiomtoaprovide V elongated adjacent faces; I twh-ich lieperpendicular to one another. Carried by the iotor S mldway betweenopposi-te ends thereof. areioutwardly extending radial .gu-idebars 20 whichlarelocated substantially midwaybetwcen "opposite longitudinal side edges oi their respective adjaeentxfaos t8. outwardly extending radial arms. 22 are carried by the rotor lfifladjacent opposite:endstherfeof and these arms lie 'invspacedtparallel relation to the guide bars 20.

. .Bridgeilpiedesddnremarridsbytherarmasand extend transversely threbetween atthe ends of the arms 22 remote from the rotor lB-andxthese R4 are LattaGhed in any :suitable from the rotor I 6; -Elongatedzguides were carried by the arms 22 adjacent the bridgepie'ces 24 and extend toward the-rotorzfafi insspacedsparaliel relation to th e guide bars Zl- Formed :in the bridge pieces 24" on opposite sides" of "the guide bars 20 and midway between the :gii-idesi-Zfit and the guide bars 20 are internally. screw threaded openings 28 thepurposeofwh'ic'h will hereinarter appear.

Mounted for sliding movement on opposite sides of the guide bars 2|] and on the guides 26 are elongated clamp plates 30 having notches 32 in opposite ends for receiving the guide bars 20 and guides 26 and swivelly connected to the clamp plates 30 intermediate the ends thereof are screw threaded stems 34 which extend through and threadedly engage the openings 28. A hand wheel 35 is carried by each stem 30 adjacent the end thereof remote from its respective clamp plate 30 by means of which the stems 34 may be rotated to advance or retract the clamp plates 30 relative to the rotor l6.

Carried by each face l8 of the rotor I6 are outwardly extending pairs of ears 38 having aligning openings extending therethrough for the reception of pivot pins 40 by means of which anvils designated generally 42 are rotatably coupled to the rotor l6. Each anvil comprises a base portion 44 having a flat bottom surface which is adapted to engage a face l8 of the rotor IE to hold its respective anvil perpendicular to the axis of the rotor and in alignment with a clamp plate 30 when the anvil is in shoe holding position, an elongated shank portion 46 which extends outwardly from the base portion 44 and perpendicular to the flat bottom surface, and a last 48 having a fiat top or outer surface 50 upon which the junction of the shank of a shoe and a half sole is supported. As illustrated in Figure 2 the anvils 42 are tiltable about their respective pivot pins 40 from positions in which they lie radial to the rotor i6 and between the clamp plates and the rotors Hi to angular positions angular thereto as will be readily understood upon reference to Figure 2.

Mounted on the outer face of one of the upwardly extending arms I2 is a housing 60 in which is mounted a plunger 62 having a flanged portion 64 adjacent one end. Encompassing a portion of the plunger is a spring 65, one end 68 being seated on the bottom wall of the housing, the

opposite end abutting the flange 64. To the lower end of the plunger there is connected one end of cable 12, the opposite end being connected to a treadle bar 14 that is pivotally mounted at I6 to one of the upwardly extending arms 12. The treadle bar is provided with an L-shaped element that engages a slot 80 in one side edge of one of the arms l2 to'limit upward movement of the treadle bar. On one end of shaft 14 there is mounted a disc 82 having diametrically opposed slots 84 that are adapted for engagement by the plunger end 85.

In use, a shoe which has been prepared for halfsoling is placed in an inverted position over a last 48 which has been moved out of position beneath its respective clamp plate 30 and cement is applied to the bevelled or feathered edge of the shank of the sole. A half-sole which has been bevelled or feathered in the opposite direction is then placed on the last with its bevelled or feathered edge engaging the bevelled or feathered edge of the shank. With the half-sole thus positioned relative to the shoe, the anvil 42 upon which it is mounted is moved about its pivot 40 so as to extend radially between the rotor i6 and a clamp plate 33. Upon the turning of the hand wheel 36 of the plate 30 adjacent the shoe to advance the plate toward the rotor is, the joined edges of the shank and half-sole will be firmly pressed together. If additional shoes are to be repaired the operator places his foot on the treadle bar 14 and pushing downwardly causes the cable 12 to exert a downward pull on the plunger 62 which disengages the plunger head or end 86 from one of the slots 84 and allows the operator to rotate the rotor to bring a pair of anvils in position to receive shoes to be repaired, and when the pair of anvils are in position the operator releases the foot treadle bar which assumes its neutral position due to the spring 66, the head 86 of plunger 62 engaging one of the slots 84 thus locking the rotor in the desired position.

From the foregoing description, when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, the advantages of the construction and operation will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which the invention appertains, and I desire to have it understood that the device shown is merely illustrative and that such changes may be made within the scope of the claim hereto appended.

What is claimed is:

In a press for half-soling shoes a bed frame, spaced parallel upstanding arms carried by the bed frame, a rotor carried by the arms to rotate therebetween about a horizontal axis, groups of parallel peripherally spaced guides carried by the rotor and extending radially therefrom, clamp plates carried by the guides for movement toward and away from the rotor along axes which lie radial thereto, anvils carried by the rotor for movement about peripherally spaced horizontal axes from positions between the rotor and the clamp plates in which they lie radial to the rotor to positions in which they lie other than radial to the rotor, said axes being parallel with the axis of said rotor, hand actuated means carried by the guides and connected to the clamp plates for moving said plates along the guides, a notched disc on said rotor, foot actuated means for looking said rotor in said press and for releasing said rotor from a locked position, said foot actuated means comprising a treadle, a cable, and a spring operated bolt, said bolt engaging said notched disc whereby a downward movement of the treadle will cause an unlocking of said bolt from said disc.

PETER J. ELKES.

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